What Maine could do to kill more invasive green crabs

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 5, 2023

Fishermen and marine ecologists have sounded alarm bells about the rapidly expanding green crab population along the coast for years. Although the state recognizes the threat green crabs pose to fisheries, Maine has not implemented a statewide system to monitor the invasive species’ population and range or done much to combat it beyond the local level. Work on the green crab population presently happens at the local level with support from the Department of Marine Resources.